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In the Matter of the Search of Subject Device: T-Mobile Account associated with cell phone number 702-629-8798 that is stored at premises owned, maintained, controlled, or operated by T-Mobile, USA, a wireless provider headquartered at 4 Sylvan, Parsippany, NJ 07054, Warrant Application, 11-mj-02193-HBS, Doc. No. 1, p. 14 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 22, 2011).
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According to the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2011, cellular service providers occasionally print out and save hard copies of SMS text messages belonging to subscribers.
Prior to keeping digital copies of all SMS text messages as a matter of course, cellular service providers would occasionally print out and save hard copies of certain users’ texts.
On December 22, 2011, the DHS filed an application for a warrant to seize subscriber data and communications content from a T-Mobile subscriber under investigation for alleged human trafficking at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry from Canada to the United States.
In the warrant application, the DHS advised the issuing judge that “providers occasionally retain printouts from original storage of text messages for a particular subscriber’s account.” The relevant excerpt from the warrant application is embedded below.
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1.In the Matter of the Search of Subject Device: T-Mobile Account associated with cell phone number 702-629-8798 that is stored at premises owned, maintained, controlled, or operated by T-Mobile, USA, a wireless provider headquartered at 4 Sylvan, Parsippany, NJ 07054, Warrant Application, 11-mj-02193-HBS, Doc. No. 1, p. 14 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 22, 2011).
